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Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

ManekiNeko — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:55:12 MST

Damn, I want this. Japanese gamers have received dozens of games like this... so far, we've only gotten a few, and most of them have been really bad. This looks a whole lot more entertaining than Metal and Lace, that's for sure!

ManekiNeko

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Hammertime — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:34:26 MST

@Grinman: Me too, I bought like 6 Atlus titles within the Past few months (Persona 3, anyone? how about odin Sphere?)

Hammertime

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Hammertime — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:33:15 MST

thank you, Atlus.

Hammertime

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Veigues — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:13:35 MST

@InsomniaBob:
Try Destrega on Playstation and Psychic Force on Playstation & Dreamcast. Closest I can think of, neither are 2D though.

Veigues

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Grinman — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:02:39 MST

Atlus needs my money more than I do.

Grinman

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shimage — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:45:13 MST

@MechaTama31: As has already been mentioned, there are 11 girls and 11 arcana (choose 1 of each), so there are 11x11=121 unique combinations.

shimage

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toneroni — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:31:03 MST

definitely going to pick this up. (and probably have it sit sealed next to my kof11 and ngbc..too many games, not enough time! =T )

toneroni

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demonwolf — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:29:34 MST

consider it purchased

demonwolf

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afedaken — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:54:44 MST

@MechaTama31:

11 Selectable Fighters.
11 Selectable Arcanas.

11 x 11 = 121

Where was their math wrong?

afedaken

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Athanasia — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:43:18 MST

Now this is something I didn't expect to ever happen.
Maybe there's still hope for a localized IaMP and Melty Blood! Though the former's chances are still pretty abysmal =(

Athanasia

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fuchikoma — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:30:10 MST

@jayntampa:
I was just going to say that but you beat me to it!
Asuka 120% FTW.
Those vertical attacks remind me a lot of Rival Schools too - in a good way!

fuchikoma

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skink — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:22:02 MST

I imported this when it came out in Japan and it is an amazing fighting game. Any 2D fighting fan should be buying this game.

skink

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MechaTama31 — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:07:20 MST

121 combinations? That's just plain incorrect. 11 fighters only gives you 55 unique combinations, or 66 if a girl can be paired with herself. So let's assume a girl can be paired with herself, since most fighters allow this. The first girl can be paired with any of the 11 girls including herself, so there's 11. But the second girl can only be paired uniquely with 10 of the others (again, including herself), since she has already been paired with the first girl. And the third girl only has 9 unique pairs left, and so on and so forth. Whoever came up with 121 fails basic math and simply took 11 times 11.

MechaTama31

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Norsehawk — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:03:11 MST

The only glasses I saw in the video were small glasses on the witch character, where is the big glasses girl? They missed a stereotype!

Norsehawk

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Zen Grenadier — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:40:54 MST

@Witzbold: Holy shit! Someone else that plays V.G.(Variable Geo by the american name...heh, clever). I got pretty good with Satomi back in the day. She's still my favorite character. Not to mention my VHS of the anime is collecting dust. I'd give it a whirl but my VHS player is OOC... damn.

Zen Grenadier

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GamePark32 — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:15:49 MST

Argh! I bought this game when it came out in Japan a while ago for $60 and now Play-Asia has it on sale for $30! And now this!... Gonna get it again to support my love for obscure fighting games and ATLUS! Woot!

GamePark32

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Withmyrice — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:11:26 MST

What do you mean, dust off your Ps2? I happen to have a very nice and shiny Ps2, from current and frequent use. It's not like I have a next-gen console to play or anything.

As for the game, @Fierfaerie: she got it right. Females really do get the short end of the stick in fighting games. There aren't really any girl characters in fighting games that weren't designed with either sex appeal or moe-factor as the main driving force. Not that this will change that, seeing as how EVERY character here was designed with moe close to mind.

Withmyrice

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Cactuar — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:03:38 MST

hmm, not any additional content, or difference in any way from the original japanese version? y'know, for those of us freaks who got the japanese version.

and @Maldron: everyone loves catgirls. right?

Cactuar

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paraaya — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:45:53 MST

@Fierfaerie:
lol I wish i can play this game with a girl.

paraaya

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Aiwokote — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:20:22 MST

Yeah . . . I'm buying this for sure! Maybe I can get my lady friends into it :P

Aiwokote

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Maldron — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:59:29 MST

@Witzbold: Oh no question, but I wouldn't expect any less from a kid who brings a pistol to a yo-yo fight.

Thought I heard rumblings that this was the last SSB game though. Haven't found anything concrete, but it's been rather persistent. Anyway, returning to the subject at hand - I love catgirls. Meow.

Maldron

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Witzbold — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:52:29 MST

@faradin: Oh you know it brother. ;D

I kinda wish that epic would remake the game for the DS or something.

Along with Raptor.

Witzbold

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Faradin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:49:31 MST

@Witzbold: Mid-air pogo-stick recovery ftw...

Faradin

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gique — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:48:45 MST

i'll be buying this simply because its

A: 2D

B: doesnt have grunty tattooed space marines in it.

gique

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n8n8baby — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:44:36 MST

@Nightshift_Nurse: I know it's not supposed to be great, but I just dripped a little goo in my panties thinking about a localized Namco X Capcom *blush*

n8n8baby

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n8n8baby — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:42:38 MST

IMO, this game has a lot going for it. The system is solid and varied, and definitely feels like a modern 2d fighter (meaning it plays more like Melty Blood and Guilty Gear than Street Fighter). I paid full price for the Japanese version, and have no regrets. At $30, I would recommend all of you 2d fans to pick up a copy. Let's encourage Atlus and other publishers to keep bringing us the good stuff :)

n8n8baby

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z357x — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:40:41 MST

If I find this on the cheap I might get this just cause I own so many ATLUS/ATLUS localized games. I think it'd also amuse my friends. And the air moves look interesting.

z357x

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Witzbold — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:39:20 MST

@Maldron: I hearby say we make a petition to get commander Keen into the next smash bros game btw. ;D

I bet he could kick the shit out of Ness.

Witzbold

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Maldron — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:33:58 MST

@Witzbold: I know, right? Everybody should know her name is Etna by now. Honestly, if you're willing to remember Naruto's name you could have the decency to remember Etna's.

What's that? You were talking about the OTHER thing? Oh! Well yeah. I hope he's shitting you too.

Figuratively.

Maldron

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Witzbold — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:24:43 MST

@Sabre_Justice: You have got to be shitting me.

Witzbold

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Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name. — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:16:56 MST

I see ripoffs of Chun-Li, Naruto and that demon chick from Disgaea.

Also: CAT FIGHT!

Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.

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Do Kesubei — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:16:28 MST

Whoa, WHOA! I never expected this to hit the US!

Atlus, once again you prove that you are the best US publisher in my eyes.

Do Kesubei

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Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:13:59 MST

Anyone else lawl at "Supreme Vertical Action!"? lol what fighting game brags about that?!

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Witzbold — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:01:11 MST

@Nightshift_Nurse: Well at least you dont have to waste $$$ buying it now like I had. :x

Witzbold

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Nightshift_Nurse — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:38:17 MST

@Witzbold: That's a shame to hear...I was actually interested in that one.

Oh well, now that the PlayStation 2's gotten to that point in its life where publishers are just looking to localize (frequently) older titles rather than create new ones I can only hope that we finally see Namco X Capcom and Ikusa Gami/Demon Chaos (to name a couple) in the United States.

Nightshift_Nurse

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icepick314 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:24:53 MST

wow

this is unexpected...

i bought the Japanese version while back so i'll skip the US version but it is pretty fun fighter.....

icepick314

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Sweetz — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:24:00 MST

Wow they've got the otaku bases covered. You've got your giant boobs for the typical otaku and no boobs for the lolicons.

Sweetz

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Fierfaerie — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:16:27 MST

I'll be buying this game, because a) I'm a girl, and b) when I play fighting games I always play as a girl and there's never enough of them. So, yeah, definite purchase.

Fierfaerie

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Project Thanatos — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:15:45 MST

Wow is this for real? The sprite animations look crispy but it's hard to take this game seriously after mastering GG:AC.

Project Thanatos

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Shadowmist — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:12:50 MST

seemed pretty popular in a few circles I frequent a while back. Looked interesting, but since I was unlikely to ever get my hands on it, I wasn't interested. Now if only they'd port it...

And I take offense at the insinuation that every anime archetype is covered! With only 120+ (No idea how that works, but I'll assume there's that many) combinations? No way every archetype got covered! There's like thousands of them! ^_^

Shadowmist

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animemecha — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:09:45 MST

Holy sh*t, I've been waiting a LONG TIME for this to come to home consoles

animemecha

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dowingba — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:56:33 MST

The actual fighting doesn't look half bad. Nice and old school 2D combo action. And it looks like they've just cut to the chase and made every character some hot anime chick in a sailor outfit. Meh, at least they're being honest.

dowingba

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Bando — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:28:52 MST

@Witzbold:

I know, it was depressing, it was nothing like the arcade version, for anyone interested...

PS2 version

[www.youtube.com]

Arcade version

[www.youtube.com]

Bando

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Jaimz11785 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:23:29 MST

Can someone actually comment on whether or not this game is good? Looks like it COULD be...at the same time it could totally be awful.

Jaimz11785

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paraaya — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:13:52 MST

This is one of those game I assumed will never get a port to USA, but it did. Times are changing.

paraaya

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September — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:13:23 MST

Watch out, I see traps.

September

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Witzbold — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:10:31 MST

@KeroseneClimax: Ya I was really let down too. So much that I did something very rare which is sell the game to a used store. Thats how bad it was. :/

Witzbold

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Sugoi — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:10:13 MST

I remember when I watched japanese videos of this, I thought it was sad that there was no way in hell it would come out here.

Once again, Atlus makes dreams come true! I WUV YOU, ATLUS!

Sugoi

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Witzbold — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:09:58 MST

Hmm perhaps its when you leave a "character" on its own. Like "name -:*(whatever) rest of name" for example.

Since it seems like folks with names that have characters in them but no spaces seems ok.

Witzbold

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KeroseneClimax — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:09:38 MST

@Witzbold: Ouch. It was on my list of imports to get too. Me and some friends of mine used to play the arcade version down at this place in lower Manhattan; so hearing the PS2 version sucks is a letdown.

KeroseneClimax

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Witzbold — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:08:29 MST

BPM5 hmm still not fixed. I wonder if its just charaters period that it doesnt like?

Anyways Ill try to talk to Crecente about it and see if he can ask the tech folks whats up.

Witzbold

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BPMΣ — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:01:40 MST

@Witzbold:
Oh, so THAT's what's been going on... Well, it's been changed. Hope it works better now.

BPMΣ

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Witzbold — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:59:46 MST

@KeroseneClimax: Its too bad the PS2 port of Rumble Fish was horrible. This is comming from someone who used to play the shit out of the arcade version.

Witzbold

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SSJPabs — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:58:37 MST

WANT!!

SSJPabs

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KeroseneClimax — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:48:34 MST

USA release of Arcana Heart? Well this is unexpected. Thats like us seeing a release of The Rumble Fish or Battle Fantasia. Oh well, another fighter to add to the fold then.

KeroseneClimax

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MetaKz — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:41:51 MST

Thank you all for your comments about the supreme vertical action I am feeling right now. I am sure that one day it will lead me to one release.

BRB I gotta go pull off some insane combos.

MetaKz

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EtherealEcho — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:35:16 MST

I played the Japanese release of this at an anime con awhile back, I had fun playing and I'll probably pick it up eventually. My friends and I will have to tear ourselves from Guilty Gear and MvC2 to play though. xD

EtherealEcho

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Jesu — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:25:25 MST

Played this game before and enjoyed it. I wish there were more 2d fighters coming out. I wish SF4 was 2d.

Jesu

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Sakujo — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:23:17 MST

The game itself is pretty damn good technically, but I can't get anyone I know to actually play it.

Everyone would rather play Third Strike or MAHVEL BAYBEE ;_;. Most of them just fire off comments along the lines of "fuck that son, we ain't fighting with no little girls!"

Though I admit, it's pretty damn girly. Great to see it being localized anyway. Now whare's mah Melty Blood.

Sakujo

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Witzbold — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:21:27 MST

@Phbbt107: Console games Im talking about here mate.

That and import PC games arent too expensive in Japan anyways.

For me steam is a bitch since the downloads dont work correctly. You dont want to know how many times I had to restart the fucking thing over a period of days just to get Full Spectrum Warrior. Its my router also since the thing is 5 years old.

Not too many titles I want on steam anyways, if not I already own hard copies of them.

Witzbold

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DTJAAAAM — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:21:27 MST

Nice to see more 2D fighters hitting the PS2 in America, although I didn't care for this one too much.

DTJAAAAM

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Dogysamich — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:21:17 MST

Everytime my internet dies, something amazing happens.

Glad to see the tradition still lives on. >.>

Dogysamich

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Maltose — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:15:58 MST

@Witzbold:
Couldn't you buy Western games online using services like Steam? IIRC, the price on Steam is the same regardless of where you live.

Maltose

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willyolio — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:06:35 MST

@obstacle-man:
uh... it's right at the beginning of the video. 11 girls. 11 arcana. 11x11 = 121.

willyolio

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CyberSkull — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:04:46 MST

That music was a little too cheerful for the subject matter.

CyberSkull

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Witzbold — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:00:20 MST

@Bando: Ya import games here is fucking killer if bought at the import store. (Not counting play-asia and such at this time since talking about domestic import stores)

The prices are jacked up even higher if the stores know its a title that will sell regardless of the stupid price like how COD4 was, even Bioshock was a little more expensive than usual 7500 so around 74 USD with current exchange rates.

The asian version of the games usually sell for less around 6000-6500 yen. The original US / UK copies sell for more.

Witzbold

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Witzbold — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:57:49 MST

@LostToys: Actually to be more correct it would be around 6000-7000 yen. Since the suggested retail price usually is only used in the smaller stores that cant really afford to change the prices.

Witzbold

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obstacle-man — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:57:38 MST

I'm not sure how you can get 121 fighter combinations... if there's 15 fighters then that's 120 but somehow they squeeze one extra combination in there.

obstacle-man

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Witzbold — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:56:56 MST

@LostToys: Arcana Heart Full is currently only an arcade game at this time. Or should I say more correctly was a patch for the arcades.

I didnt see any news on the website stating it was going to come out for the PS2. "Full" that is.

Witzbold

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Faradin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:56:42 MST

Oh God please let Melty Blood come here... Luckly it's at my arcade here, but I can't do "bulls**t jump C" that well there... and I don't have freinds to yell "MAGS OMG!" or "do something that'll make you win!"

[www.crunchyroll.com]

31 mins in, the battle between Mags and Arileth.... full win... and the commentary all through it is awesome...

Faradin

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Desfunk — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:55:46 MST

wait... what? Atlus is bringing this out over HERE? Nothing like some budget fighting game action. Been getting bored of most of the ones i own, this'll be something new.

Desfunk

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LostToys — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:54:21 MST

@Bando:

Most games are released for about 7500 Yen (67 or so US).

LostToys

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LostToys — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:53:28 MST

@Witzbold:

I thought Arcana Heart was, but not Arcana Heart Full on the PS2. Could be wrong, as I do not really follow fighting games.

LostToys

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Bando — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:52:52 MST

@Witzbold:

Now that I do stuff like math and thinkin, oh daaamn nigga. You serious? PS2 games such as these in Japan get released at around the 40+(in LOL, I mean, USD of course) line?

Bando

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OtakuboyT — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:52:36 MST

Even since Working Designs died I wondered wher I would get my quirky Japanese games from....and Atlus appears

SRW Wars...JRPGs Galore...and now this.

Bravo!

OtakuboyT

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Draconis — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:46:26 MST

@Draconis: And by "Sony" I of course meant the fine folks at SCEA.

Draconis

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resetbutton — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:44:20 MST

i wouldn't have thought of buying another ps2 game since persona 3. Thank you Atlus!

resetbutton

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Witzbold — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:33:56 MST

@Bando: That price is about the same as what the games are being sold here for.

Dont see what you are freaking the fuck out about.

Try paying 80+ for COD4 import here.

Witzbold

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Bando — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:31:44 MST

AH SHIT ANOTHER 2D FIGHTER FO REALZ OH FUCK OH SHIT OH THEYZ USING TIME MACHINES N SHIT OH

damn, what I meant to communicate was, isn't this a a nice little surprise

@McWhertor:

"Doh! The Arcana Heart web site indicated a 03/03/08 release date. It's actually 04/08/08... sorry!"

MCWHERTOR HOUSE!!1fistshake AHHHHH!

@djricekcn:

Holy on a, they be chargin a FIFTY for World Heroes Gorgeous at the Play-Asia? And SIXTY for Melty Blood? I'm a have to go over there and choke a bit, bicycle, yea... bicycle... oh, go choke on a fruity scarf Ashcraft :p

@TheCleaningGuy:

Or order it from Pay-More-From-Asia.com lol, LOL, ahh hahaha, awww, I made myself sad :(

Bando

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Draconis — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:30:00 MST

Atlus cares! Thankfully, Sony doesn't care this time.

Draconis

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Witzbold — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:26:53 MST

@jayntampa: I love obscure fighting games~

Witzbold

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Fishmonger — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:26:30 MST

The text says "121 fighter combinations," but the subtext says "Fanservice!"

Fishmonger

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Chillblain — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:23:59 MST

Melty Blood? Oh, right, Arcana Heart...

Chillblain

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Nightshift_Nurse — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:23:18 MST

Ooooooooo...! (said like Merv Griffin)

Nightshift_Nurse

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Flowen — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:22:13 MST

Is this game not a bit...old? They play it at SBO and have for a few years... New to the PS2 maybe? Man I wanna play SF3 now. Stupid fighting game tournys...making me want to play...stupid finals, not letting me play.

Flowen

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jayntampa — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:17:39 MST

@Witzbold: Hehe ... I had both, I just thought the fighting system was better in Asuka ... it reminded me a lot of Street Fighter Alpha 2, but I was a fan of both.

jayntampa

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tamago007 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:15:53 MST

um.... import

tamago007

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Erwin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:14:10 MST

@McWhertor: Both have repeating numbers. Close enough.

Erwin

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shaterri — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:14:03 MST

Coming soon in doujinshi form to a Comiket near you!

(Although in all seriousness, it looks like they pretty much pegged the old Capcom 2d look with this one. Should be a lot of fun to watch, at the very least. Now if someone would only try to ape the better Capcom 3d fighters...)

shaterri

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Witzbold — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:12:43 MST

@jayntampa: Ya I remember that game cept I was a bigger fan of ADVANCED.V.G.2 myself.

[www.youtube.com]

Damned fine game.

Witzbold

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djricekcn — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:11:04 MST

The Japanese version is on sale at Play-Asia this week

djricekcn

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Chaoticevl — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:08:50 MST

There's no nude zombie in that movie, its a wooden doll, like the kind in Castilvania. The game doesn't look that bad, I may just pick it up if i happen to have any extra scratch at that time.

Chaoticevl

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jayntampa — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:07:52 MST

That's awesome! I'm definitely getting it! Anyone remember a game series called Asuka 120% - Burning Fest? It reminds me of that ... Asuka 120% was a surprisingly good game.

jayntampa

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Witzbold — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:06:52 MST

@ BPM5:Protoman`s Trap - Try removing the : from your name. Im just curious to see if thats whats preventing the "reply" button from working when I try to reply to you. I remember someone before saying : causes the system to fuck up in a sense.

Ive tried it with another person up above who also has the : in their name and it seems to be the case.

Witzbold

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sarusa — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:04:42 MST

Suuupaaaaa pander fiiiiightaaaaaa!

sarusa

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

BPMΣ — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:59:10 MST

@TOCATL:
I thought it was some sort of evil puppet.... Still odd, anyways.

BPMΣ

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

weasl — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:58:55 MST

Must have...

weasl

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

Fitz Rhapsody — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:53:15 MST

...what the hell?

Fitz Rhapsody

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

daizyujin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:52:48 MST

@ChibiKyKiske: Agreed I have been playing Melty Blood for the past couple months. It is a pretty good fighter. I personally liked it much more than Arcana Heart.

daizyujin

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:51:01 MST

Doh! The Arcana Heart web site indicated a 03/03/08 release date. It's actually 04/08/08... sorry!

Michael McWhertor

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

daizyujin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:48:38 MST

@NeoAkira: Doubt it, the PS2 version is almost 2 gigs. Don't see that fitting in the Wii's tiny memory, though a port to Wii on disc wouldn't suprise me at all at this point.

daizyujin

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

TheCleaningGuy — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:48:23 MST

@ChibiKyKiske: Or Big Bang Beats! Or even Guilty Gear XX Accent Core plus. I want my story mode dammit!
On topic, the game looks a little like a one trick pony. I hope the fighting system is okay, since its only $30 I might pick this up.

TheCleaningGuy

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

Maldron — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:47:39 MST

Whee, catgirls. I do like catgirls. Never sure why.

Maldron

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

djpaec — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:46:08 MST

Did one of them have a naruto headband with a paw symbol? WHAT IN DA HEYL.

djpaec

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

Donato — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:45:54 MST

I have to say, the gameplay looks really fun. I'm also pretty sure that it can get really deep considering that you can have "121 Fighter Combinations!"

Donato

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

NeoAkira — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:44:36 MST

Let's hope this comes to the VC now that the Wii is getting it's own arcade stick peripheral.

NeoAkira

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

ChibiKyKiske — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:44:18 MST

played the japanese version a few months back. it's fun, but i wish companies would bring Melty Blood or Akatsuki Blitzkampf here.

ChibiKyKiske

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

King Seafoam — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:43:39 MST

meow'

King Seafoam

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

Seiryuu — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:40:29 MST

I couldnt help but smile at "Supreme vertical action".

It looks fairly decent tho.

Seiryuu

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Erwin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:39:32 MST

You know what you're going to get when the TRAILER has pantyshots and partially nude zombies coming out of suitcases (that old chestnut).

Erwin

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

Bernard McGraw — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:38:46 MST

I... I just can't ignore the possible connection between the characters in this game and the recommendation of a "Hori" arcade stick.

Unless I'm pronouncing it wrong.

Bernard McGraw

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

deathbunny — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:38:40 MST

Titillation is such a pain the ass. Either show me a boob and shameful tears at the moment of penetration, or gtfo of my face.

Poor kids getting tortured by this kind of crap (see also Marvel universe), and denied real porn.

I mean seriously. The incongruity between the almost plush style portrayal of these 'girls' and their insanely oversexed appearance is the chief cause of suicide and school shootings.

Also... another MvC/GG iteration? Snore

Now... put these sex-kittens in Ehrgeiz, and I'll titillate as hard as I can!

deathbunny

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

Insomnia Bob — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:38:32 MST

@sUKi: Yes. All video games should be completely realistic. I mean, if you can't do this stuff in real life, what's the point? That's why Mario always pissed me off. Everybody knows a fat italian plumber can't fit into a pipe.

Insomnia Bob

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

canchegundam — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:37:51 MST

Ahhhh, this just made my day.

canchegundam

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

Insomnia Bob — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:37:07 MST

Retarded japanese school-girl obsession aside... the gameplay actually looks fun. Homing Combos? Yes.
Dammit. I might actually have to play this. Why can't we get gameplay like this in a game that DOESN'T pander to the "lonely otaku virgin" demographic?

Insomnia Bob

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

kyosen — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:35:47 MST

Heh, fighting game for pedo's?

kyosen

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

daizyujin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:35:05 MST

I had the chance to finally try this game out the other day. It isn't awful but it is hardly worth getting very excited about. The designs just seemed very cookie cutter to me. Wonder if this means Melty Blood: Act Cadenza is next.

daizyujin

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

Ruglia — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:34:57 MST

Those are some big boobs.

And that's one annoying as sin music.

Ruglia

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

Saint Anima — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:34:48 MST

Damn.

Screw Street Fighter IV...this is where it's at!

Saint Anima

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

sUKi — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:34:47 MST

so fake. they can't be up in the air that long. Gravitational law does not apply here ;3

sUKi

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

UltimatePancakeSensation — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:30:52 MST

I would buy this purely for the comedic value it no doubt has when playing with a few friends.

UltimatePancakeSensation

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

Witzbold — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:28:14 MST

I havent seen a screen scroll up that high since Xmen Vs. Street fighter. Or the "other" similar series by capcom.

Witzbold

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

Rurik — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:27:57 MST

PANTSU!

Moving on. This looks really bad. and what the hell is "Supreme Vertical Action!" about?

Rurik

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

TOCATL — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:26:53 MST

DId a zombie girl came out of a suitcase?, thats odd @_@

TOCATL

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ittekimasu — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:25:50 MST

now thats vertical action i can look up to.

ittekimasu

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

Witzbold — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:25:47 MST

@LostToys: Its already out in Japan and has been for a while.

Witzbold

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

Dauragon C. Mikado — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:25:29 MST

Oh man, I cant wait for some supreme vertical action.

If you know what I mean ;)

Dauragon C. Mikado

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

Witzbold — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:24:58 MST

@DigitalHero: "Atlus is bringing it out of Japan on March 3, so dust off your PlayStation 2s and Hori arcade sticks."

Did you not read that? ;D

Witzbold

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

LostToys — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:24:50 MST

Edit: forgot the Japanese release date was March 3, not the US release date.

LostToys

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science. — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:24:48 MST

atleast its not Guys who LOOK like girls fighting...

Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

Witzbold — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:24:21 MST

Was always curious how this game was.

Never got around to buying it though.

Witzbold

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

ComradeStalin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:24:10 MST

Panty flashes?!?! Where the **** are my panty flashes??!?!?!

ComradeStalin

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

LostToys — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:24:09 MST

It is times like these that I bless my GameFly account, though right now they do not have the game listed.

LostToys

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

DigitalHero — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:23:40 MST

2D Lives!

but it may not come stateside... :(

DigitalHero

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

Jandlecack — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:23:40 MST

OH SHI-
HOT!

Jandlecack

Arcana Heart Brings Girl-on-Girl Brawling Home

Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name. — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:22:52 MST

Gonna sell like Wiis in Japan.

Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.